

"We all only have our own perspective to draw from," Swan added. David Swan, a National Guard member assigned to the 301st Troop Command, Tennessee National Guard. "Anytime you can get outside of your bubble and learn from other people wearing this uniform who have had a completely different path to get to where they are in their careers is valuable to appreciate overall," said Maj. Sixteen active duty, Army Reserve, and National Guard majors with a range of military occupational specialties completed the final weekend of phase two instruction June 7-10. He explained that, instead of eight weekend classes for phase two, he and his team of instructors teach the same amount of instruction in four four-day weekends - Friday through Monday. Truax serves as the team leader for the CGSC phase two 4x4 class, a pilot program that started this year. Sean Truax, a CGSOC instructor assigned to the 10th Battalion Headquarters, 97th Training Brigade, 100th Training Division (Leader Development).

"We are taking a portion of a course that is essentially planned for eight weekends over an eight-month period, and we're compressing it down to four weekends in four months," said Lt. Army field grade officers now have a new, shorter option for completing their Command and General Staff Officer Course phase two.
